Gourmet Gals Aberdeen Festive Food Swap

Thursday, 5 December 2013

The final Gourmet Gal Food Swap of 2013 had the theme of all things festive. Not just food, we also had some handmade Christmas cards, bath salts and candles. For my end of the swaps I brought along Mincemeat & Ginger Muffins (baked by boy), Candy Cane Reindeer, Bramble & Apple Jelly, Chicken Liver Pate, Crab Apple Jelly, Christmas Pudding Vodka and Rowan, Apple & Rosemary Jelly.

Once again Annette welcomed us into her home and kept us fed and watered with an endless supply of festive cupcakes and hot drinks. We had a couple of new faces at this event and a fantastic variety of goods on offer including herbs, honey, layered gingerbread biscuit mix, chilli jam, plum jam, eggs, apple crumble, toffee and caramel sauces and mulled wine kits. I had my eye on one of the Gingerbread Biscuit Mix Jars complete with Cutter but alas I was too slow of the mark.

Add the chicken livers and seasonings and cook for a further 3-5 minutes

Remove Bay leaf and cool slightly

Melt the remaining 2oz of butter and add along with the alcohol

Blend in food processor/liquidizer until smooth.

Pour into container and leave in the fridge to set.

This freezes very well so is great to make ahead for Christmas.

The next Food Swap will be taking place early in 2014. Keep an eye out on the Gourmet Gals Facebook page for further information. Hopefully we will be moving to a more public venue in the new year and spreading the Aberdeen Food Swapping love even further.

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Claire is a Scottish food and travel writer based in Aberdeen who has been blogging her edible adventures since 2012. A mum of two and wife of one, she is passionate about cooking from scratch, seasonality, food education and family-friendly recipes.